BRITISH POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Don’t Despair After Brexit – Time to Fight for Hope” / Owen Jones ☮

Britain has voted to leave the European Union by a narrow majority. Sadly, many of the things I warned about in my last video have already happened: David Cameron has resigned, the rightwing of the Tory party is poised to take over, there’s a coup attempt against Jeremy Corbyn underway, the SNP look likely to trigger a second referendum on Scottish independence, , the pound has tanked and the economy has slumped and there’s been a spike in racist incidents. We have to respect the democratic process and accept the result but we must fight against the most severe consequences of the Brexit result. Now is not the time to mourn, now is the time to organise.

CANNABIS: “California Approves Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure” ☮

Marijuana Peace SignCalifornians are set to decide whether to make recreational marijuana use legal, as other Western states have done, after the California Secretary of State’s office said on Tuesday the issue could be put to voters in the November ballot.

The proposed so-called “Adult Use of Marijuana Act,” which is supported by Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom among others, would allow people aged 21 and older to possess as much as an ounce of marijuana for private recreational use and permit personal cultivation of as many as six marijuana plants.

“Today marks a fresh start for California, as we prepare to replace the costly, harmful and ineffective system of prohibition with a safe, legal and responsible adult-use marijuana system that gets it right and completely pays for itself,” initiative spokesman Jason Kinney said in a statement.

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INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Shaun King/Jordan Chariton Band Together Vs. Corporate Media” / TYT Politics ☮

TYT Politics Reporter Jordan Chariton (https://twitter.com/JordanChariton) covered a panel on the mainstream media’s coverage of the 2016 campaign at The People’s Summit in Chicago, Illinois on June 18th, 2016.

On the panel, New York Daily News Columnist Shaun King (@ShaunKing) spoke about the challenges of going up against establishment media members on stories like leaked DNC memos showing collusion between the DNC an Hillary Clinton.

King also gave a shout out to TYT Politics own Chariton on his work.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Anonymous Launches Initiative to End Media Blackout of Jill Stein” / The Humanist Report / Mike Figueredo ☮

Anonymous has announced it’s #OPJillStein initiative to end the media blackout of Jill Stein. They are encouraging everyone to disseminate information about Jill Stein and to demand that she be included in national debates. This is an initiative we can all get behind!

WHITE-WING CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY: “Outraged Huckabee Fined $25k for Using Unlicensed Music at His Hate Rallies” / The Ring of Fire / Farron Cousins ☮

Failed Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee should have thought twice about using the song “Eye of the Tiger” during one of his hate-filled rallies with Kim Davis.  The Huckster now has to pony up $25k for illegally using the song to spread his hateful message.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “CNN Throws Right-Wing Talking Points at Jill Stein” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Likely Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein said Wednesday voters “badly” want a change, urging them to support her in November if they wanted to fix America’s broken political system, and rigged economy.